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"ragged" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often tattered (8 letters).
Definitions
Torn, uneven, rough, or irregular in outline.
Word origin
From Middle English ragged, from North Germanic. Compare with Old Norse rǫgvaðr (“tufted”) and Norwegian ragget (“shaggy”).
Used in a sentence
“a ragged coat”
“a ragged sail”
“ragged rocks”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Torn and uneven”6 letters
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